It was first blood to Rory McIlroy today as he, Tiger Woods and Luke Donald took their opening steps in a season which promises so much.
But while McIlroy’s five-under-par 67 gave him a share of the lead with Swede Robert Karlsson at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the 22-year-old also saw for himself just how much Woods has improved since they were last at a tournament together.
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